The "multi-level" programming (simple graphical, complex graphical, text) was really neat to see.
It seems like an attempt to improve on Lego Mindstorm, since that's another "teach programming using robots". So that brings to mind a question: has there been any educational studies to see if mindstorms is a good program? Does it actually deliver on having kids who are interested in STEM vs. schools that don't have mindstorm? That seems to be a key study to determine if Root is even solving a real problem vs. just speculative problem solving.
Thanks! I skimmed a few of their articles and it seemed more qualitative review than quantitative outcomes... but helpful to see some of the work that's been done. And maybe I missed the quantitative ones.
> The Wyss team is currently seeking the right curriculum and translation partners to help put Root coding robots in every classroom.
It's very vague but at least it looks like they're pushing for making it more broadly available. I really hope that works out because this seems like a fantastic teaching tool. The heavy focus on whiteboard usage is quite smart.
It seems like an attempt to improve on Lego Mindstorm, since that's another "teach programming using robots". So that brings to mind a question: has there been any educational studies to see if mindstorms is a good program? Does it actually deliver on having kids who are interested in STEM vs. schools that don't have mindstorm? That seems to be a key study to determine if Root is even solving a real problem vs. just speculative problem solving.